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A Story About Robert

Last June, Robert Nichols of Waterville was playing a round of golf, just like he had done hundreds of times before. But something was different this time. When he got to the fifth hole, his chest began to hurt, and he just wasn’t feeling well. Robert was having a heart attack.

Read more about the many other life-saving stories that take place every day at EMMC Heart Care.

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EMMC is the specialty referral hospital for the northern two-thirds of Maine, providing leading-edge programs in cancer, surgery, and cardiac care, among many others.

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02/01/2018

Bangor, Maine – Eastern Maine Medical Center is notifying 660 patients that a portable external computer hard drive containing their personal health information cannot be located at its State Street Campus.
The device stores information from some patients who underwent cardiac ablation procedures performed at the medical center between January 3, 2011 and December 11, 2017. The device was owned and operated by a third-party vendor. It contained full names, dates of birth, dates of service, medical record numbers, one word condition descriptors, and procedural images. Social Security numbers, addresses, and financial information were not stored on this device.

Although the risk for identity theft related to this incident is low, in an abundance of caution, Eastern Maine Medical Center has mailed notifications to all affected patients to ensure they are well informed of the event and can take precautions to protect their identity. All affected patients will be offered a free one-year identity theft monitoring service.

All affected patients will receive notification by mail in the coming days. Eastern Maine Medical Center has also established a dedicated assistance line that is available Monday through Friday from 8 am to 3 pm by calling 1-855-973-8200.

Eastern Maine Medical Center continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding this incident and has contacted law enforcement to assist in our investigation.